Ginger Tea

Eddie is at home (sick) today.  His immune system gets more challenged than ours, probably because he gets exposed to more sickness at school,  and  I think because we have a little more discipline in eating healthier than he does (in the past there were many things he would not eat, and he's has had to overcome many food phobias... I talked a little about those issues here and here).  He has gotten more open minded about food and he does like, "Ginger Tea", Lemon and Honey and Umka Cold Care.  So when he is sick, I pump him with those and vitamin C, Vitamin D, .  He pops back to feeling better pretty quick that way.   Here's how we like to make our ginger tea:

 Cut a nice piece of ginger.

Grate it with the small side of a cheese grater.  Some people like to slice it, and that is a good option, but I like to get more juice and flavor out of it, so I grate it.

Put it in a mesh tea infuser.

Fill it according to how much ginger you want to infuse.

 Put it in the tea pot with anything else you like... I like it with black tea... some of you may like to steep it with cinnamon,  mint,  green tea, or camomile.. etc.  Pour hot water in and Cover with a tea cozy to steep about 10 minutes (the longer it steeps, the stronger the ginger).

I like mine unsweetened, but if we have a little bug like Eddie does today, I will add lemon and honey....This is a little of that Honey and Lemon "Cold Remedy" I made a couple of weeks ago; it is perfect for adding to tea... you can add just the lemon flavored honey,

or a few chunks of lemon with the honey.

Mmmmm

If I don't happen to have any fresh ginger on hand... these are good too.

Enjoy